Method and apparatus for recording designations on photographic elements



G. l. HOODI4 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING DESIGNAHONS 0N PHDDGRAPHm ELEMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I7. 1916.

1 ,32 3, 3 64, Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

-HHHIIIIIUI l G. l.- HOOD.

NIETHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING DESIGNATIONS 0N PHOTOGRAPHIE ELEMENTS.

APPLICATloN'FiLED AUG.17,|916.

1 ,$323,364. Patented Dec. 2,1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

TTOHNEY adapted to a ilni pack anti to an ai outside the holdei, place@ adjacent the GEORGE J'. HOOD, 0F LAWRENCE, YANSAS, ASSEGNOR TO EASTMAN 'KODAK COMPANY, 0E'

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEWT YORK.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REACORDNG' 'DESIGNATONS ON PHOTOGRAPHE@ ELEMENTS.

i a'teiited lDeeo 2S Applicationsled August 17, i916. Serial lo. Tiiflz?.

To all whom may ooncem:

'Be 'it known that l, GEORGE J. HOOD, of Lawrence, in the county of Douglas and State oi Kansas, have inventedL certain new and useful improvements in Methods and Apparatus for Recording Designations on Photographic Elements;- aiicl l do lieieby declaie'the following to be a full, clear., and exact description of the same, i'eieeience being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ot this specii'ieaticn7 and t0 the reference characteis inaikecl theiieoii.

M i invention ielates to pliotoeiaphy and inoi'e paiticiiiaily to holders iioi phoe'aographically sensitive elements and Nethec. and means for light yecoirding ilesi on the contained. sensitive element -i utilizing a camere lens, and has 'toi ject the pi'ovisioii of' siiiipie con easily manipulated and inexpensive f and a method oi operation whereby hating mai-lis may be appliee. a 'faei sitive elei'neiit and then piinteil Without ailniittine undesired oi' i light tlieieto., iefith this auil o" in View9 which Wiil appesi' iiioiii ing lisclosui'ej my invention cf certain improvements and coiiiliiis` parts, the novel iieaeuics ei which minted out in the spiienilefl claims. Reference being" had to the eccomi drawings iii which like ie'tei'eiiee u '1" indicate like pants, l have illust ate tain specific einhodiinents ot ini foi' cut film oi* a tilni pack. althou invention is applicable to a canieie ei; oth@l` types of holder oi photographic in( cial v'that-is capable of use eithei" in eai .el-a ei' by itselfL7 as e. a ilni pack casing'. :i film pack adapter oi Vai'ious othei` of holder igor photog'iiaphic hns, plates. pape?la ete pei'spective View my film pack aeiaptei pi'ovided with a light conducting Fig. 2 illustrates an enlarged perspective viewpartljv iii section eiQ the type slate shown in Figi. i.

Fig. 3 illustrates e inociied 'toiin sisi-,e in perspective with the wifli'ting siii'iace iii ifiewo Tin the drawings,l Figure l iepieseii's iiiv i illustrates the slate shown in Fig., 3, with the light coi/'ei i'aised.

lng. 5 illustrates a central vertical tion of a portion o2 my adapter having l 8 shows in section a slightly iiie iioiii'i of Writing slate.

9 is a estive View met n i oi'iliiiai'y iilin i v. my iiwentionA sin' iii shows a i and l'; show modified oiins oi' i slate applicable to? use izi 'the iihistizqtes the spring slicle. s'io'iiis l iin ott siate usable iii dinaiy iiini paci( construction.

s S iliiistiatf-s i detail a slate having' eci. -iiiiingsu Y V in 'the 'practice iny invention, ani

enabled to appli! titles co a sensitive elesueh as ihotogigifaphie i'ilnu paperl oi light exeiiuliiig holder h3' a iight cmulueting slate., lievi. sui-'tace eapahle ot hearing' i iiiaibin oi; the element While a poitioii oi the slate is e1 i 'loi' of the holder to aclinit opening and siate past th i t ock to the niaiieel jti'ans'iueeii hiiai thence to the sensitive eleineii pack adapter, which may be of any general' form, but which is here illustrated as comrising a hollow frame or casing having ront exterior *peripheral walls involving a i proximately ythe size of -a contained film,

which may be closed by a dark slide 4. The casing has a hollow body portion 5 for the reception of a film pack 6 and an aperture for the'insertion of the pack, there being provided a door 7 hinged at 8 adapted td be locked by hinged lugs 9 and pins 10 to cover the same, whereby the .contained film pack may be protected from actrinic light or exposed photographically, as desired. The upper crossy member 1 of the adapter frame is provided with a slide opening 11 having a suitable light lock 12 at, the top and slideways 13 along the inner margin of the frame front for the dark slide. y

In order to print designating marks on the film while contained in the adapter I provide a titling slate or tablet, as illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, 11, and 8, of a suitable material, such as nitrocellulose base, various cellulose compounds, ground glass, etc., which has a translucent or light conducting surface capable of bearing markings 'ther on, and a passageway for light from a light entrance to the translucent marking surface,

the remainder of the exterior of the slatebeing preferably covered with a non-actinic material. lVhile it is possible tofinsert a suitably constructed titling slate into the dark slide opening of theholder and'obtain suficient contact between the writing surface of the slate and the iilm to light record markings on the latter, I consider it more desirable to provide a separate opening pret'- erably in the top of the holder especially adapted for this purpose. In accordance f therewith I have shown the upper portion `of the holder in the rear of the dark slide opening provided with an opening 15 equipped with a Suitable type of light lock, which will normally exclude actinic light but permit thel insertion of my writing slate to a printing position over the sensitized film. The opening 15 communicates with the space within the holder back of the top cross member 1 and' is so located that sufficient room is provided for my slateor a dark sli-de to pass between the upper cross member 1 and the casing of the film pack 6. A suitable form 'of stop such as a shoulder 16 on the inside of each side member 2 may be provided, so as to limit the inward moveclose contact between the translucent writing surface ofthe slate and the sensitive element in order to produce clear markings,

to retain the saine inlposition. Since a slate having a plane surface, if Ipositioned pai'- allel to the film, would be held from contact with the film by the margin 17 of the pack casing, I have provi-ded a construction especially adapted for this purpose, as illus- -trated. This slate 18, which is of a light transmitting material, preferably of -nitrocellulose base, due to its iiexible qualities, has in the present embodiment of my invention, a thin, flat, uniformly translucent body provided on the surface and preferably near its lower margin with a projection 19,

wliich stops short of the sides of the slate but is preferably of such a length that it may fit snugly between the marginal side edges 17 of the 1pack casing so as to make a substantial contact over the ent-ire width of a marginal portion of the outer film 20 of the pack that would normally be exposed to light. The face 21 of this projection is fiat and comprises a writing surface of any desired or suitable nature. Preferably this is a rough or a inattesurface, such that light obstructing markings may be applied thereon by means of a pencil, pen or other suitable writing instrument," but it may bey any writing surface, for instance,.a suitable nonactinic coating, such 4as carbon transfer material lor aluminum powder, which may be locally removed bythe application of a stylus to transmit light throu h the marked lines. In order that light ya mitted to the translucent end 22 of the slate, when po- .sitioned'in the holder, may issue therefrom only through the designation bearing face 21, it is advisable to render all of or at least the lower portion of the slate surface between 'parts 21 and 22 nonactinic,`which I preferably accomplish by means of a coating 23 of black lacquer or any suitable dye, paint, etc. y

v In order to give quicker and more uniform printing results, the side opposite the matte surfaced projection 19 may be pro vided with a light diffusing refiecting surface 24, which may be extended to the light entrance 22 at the top of the slate, as illustrated. This refiecting surface is preferably made by coating the slate with a collodion lacquer having zinc oxid or other suitable material therein to render it white, but may be furnished by aixing to the body portion `a strip of `white nitrocellulose base or other reflecting or diffusing material. Similarly, I find i-t feasible to cement or otherwise fasten a. strip of white nitrocellulose or collodion base to the projection 19 on the slate to form a suitable writing surface, although this may be made in various other ways, as

by grinding or roughening the surface of when pressed against by the projection 19,-

causing a slight curvature of the surface of the film, l may bevel the projection' 19 to a slight extent, as. shown in Fig. 2, so that 1t is of a. slightly. lesser thickness at its lower than at its upper portiomthus placing the face 21 ina position-parallel with that assumed by the lilrn and improving the contact thereby.

ln Fig. 8 l have illustrated a modication of my writing slate or tablet, especially adapted for use in lconnection with certain types of film pack, embodying the general construction trated in Figs-` 2, 3 andl 4, in which the reflecting surface 2a is positioned only oaposite the writing surface 21 and the pro3ect- Ving portionof the celluloid body, as illustrated in Fig. 2, is omitted, the projection 19 and the reflecting surface 24, being' formed b v cementing whitecelluloid strips 26 and 27 respectively directly to the flat sheet forming the body/of the slate. rTEhe heights of the projections 26'and 27 may obviously be regulated to suit the particular needs of the holder construction employed, the showing in the drawing being exaggerated for the sake of elearness of illustration. A projecting shoulder 28 is provided at each end ofthe clear portion 22 of the slate to limit its movement into the holder by contacting with the top wall thereof, thus obviating thel necessit f for rovidino' sto inof devices 16 within the holder. The types ofslate shown v tion limited by the shoulder 16.

in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 may likewise be provided with shoulders 28 if desired. rilhe body of the slate i8 adapted to enter the holder is lpreferably as wide as the inner compartment of the holder. so that its ends will be concealed behind the slide members 2 when inserted in the holderand its downward mo- The length or height of the slate is so proportioned relative to the various dimensions of the holders -that when the slate is in position the writing surface 2l is Oppositea margin of the film 20 in the pack and the upper translucent portion of the slate is exposed to the light at the exterior of' the holder.

' @E Since it is ordinarily desirable to apply a 'bove described, and illusl titling designation on the photographic element after and not before ithe picture has beentaken, a blank unfogged space should be provided therefor, which may be accomplished by inserting a dark slide into the slate opening before taking a picture. rlhen the titles may be applied on the -mortise or vunfogged space thus made by means of a slate similar to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2. rl`o'obviate the necessity for utilizing an auxiliary dark slide to form this mortise l prefer to make the slate 18 serve the double function, by providing therefor a removable non-actinic safety cap or cover 29 comprising, as shown in the present embodiment, a double walled hollow envelop of Celluloid coated with black lacquer, open 'at its lower side and shaped to fit closely over the end 22 to meet the non-actinic coating 23 of the slate, to which it is preferably hinged by pin 30. ln accordance with this phase of my invention,` the desired titling space may be obtained by inserting the slate into the holder with the cover 29 in a closed position before the picture is taken,` after which the titling designation may be printed on the photographic film by opening the cover. A

As illustrated in the drawings, the slate opening 15 is'preferably arranged substantially parallel with the film surfaceqand the front face of lthe adapter. rlhe slate sliding between the upper crosspiece 1 and the upper portion of the film pack casing is held thereby in proper position for contacting. with the films, Ybut in'order that the contact between the writing surface 21 and the hn may be uniform and close, it is advisable to provide a resilient means or a cushion in the front of the slate to thrust it rearwardly against the filmbeneath the margin of the pack casing. For example, the construction shown in Fig. 5, may be adopted, in which case plush or other long napped cloth 31 and 82 is used as a lining and light lock for the slate opening, the naps facing each other and being of sufficientl length to afford an effectual light obstructing closure which allows insertion of the writing tablet therethrough. rear face of the opening extends only through the depth of the light lock, while the lining extended to cover the whole inner surface of the 'upper cross member 1.

The plush covering 31 on the holder, and ,is 'made of a non-actinic ma terial so as to form a light shield, has a bentover lip which normally makes a substantial contact with the film 20 lying in the focal plane of exposure at a point just below the portion designed for the designation, thus serving to prevent any light from materially affecting the film below the title portion, if admitted through the slate opening or the slate, in case thelslate covering 23 is omitted. When the slate is inserted in the adapter shown in Fig. 6, and strikes the resilient member 34, it forces the same forwardly towardits support until the projection on the slate has cleared the lower edge ofthe marginof the pack casing, whereupon the resilient spring thrusts the slate rearwardly into substantial contact with the film.

The operation of this device has been made apparent from the above description. if it is desired to apply the titling designation to an iin-exposed margin of the sensitive element after'a picture has been taken, by means of my slate having a safety cap, one may make the desired markings 4on thetranslucent surface2l of the slatewivliile outside the holder and insert the same into the holder, with the safety cover closed, to a position -over the film, as determined by the stops i6 on the holder or by shoulders 28 on the slate, while the remainder of the film is protected from light by suitable means such as -the dark slide fi, if the holder is outside of the camera., or Iby the camera walls and shutter, if within the camera. After lthe photographic. exposure has been made,

the cap 29 is raised and light entering the translucent portion 22 of the slide, passes ec gewise, so to speak, of the slate between the non-actinic coatings 23 to the translucent face 2i. and thence around the markings thereon to the film, thus making a light record of the same, which may be brought out by development or otherwise rendered visible by suitable photographic operations. Various changes in the method of manipulation are obvious. If it is not desired to apply designations, the photographic eX- posure may be made to cover the entire film surface normally exposed in the pack; or after the entire surface has been exposed, a ltitling designation may be superimposed thereover -by the method described above. Similarly the writing may be made on the slate after the blank unexposed film margin has-been provided, by withdrawing the slate from the holder, writing thereon and reinserting it. Afterthe 'slate has been used it may be withdrawn and the marks erased or 'toward each other.

saved for future service, the slate being usable repeatedly.

In order that designations may be directly applied on the sensitive element in a. film pack casing or other similar holder for cut film without the aid of an auxiliary adapter, or in order that the markings may be applied at the top of a film as well as the bottom thereof in my special form of holder above described, I have provided a simple method and construction involving the use of one of my types of writing tablet, wherein the latter may be inserted directly into i, the film pack casing or holder itself for printing marks on the contained film.

In the ordinary type of film pack, a' resilient pad or partition divides the casing or holder into two compartments, one adjacent the front opening for the exposure of film, the other in the rear for the storage of exposed film. In order that an exposed film may be moved to allow exposure of a second film located behind it, a film tab of paper attached to the lower portion of each film is passed beneath the pad, which is shorter than the body of the holder to allow proper clearance, then up through the storage chamber behind the pad and out through a light locked tab opening in the top of the holder.

By drawing on the tab of the exposed film,

the latter is removed from the exposure chamber to the storage chamber with its end nearest the tab adjacent the light locked opening which is too small to allow passage of the film. The proximity of this opening to the exposed film permits the application of designating marks on the film by means of my slate, as will be described. lf a slate is inserted through the light locked film tab opening in the rear of the tab, after the film has been drawn from the exposure position `into the storage chamber, with the writing surface facing toward the frontof the pack in contact with the sensitive surface of the film, light will traverse the slate through the tab opening to. print a designating mark on the film.

Since there must be a close or intimate contact between the writing surface of the slate and the sensitive surface of the film, it is desirable to provide a resilient pressure tending to thrust the film and slate relatively Iny accordance with one phase of my invention, I provide th'e construction shown .in Figs. 9 and 10 for accomplishing this purpose. In thel usual type of film pack, as here illustrated, the

casing 3 has disposed therein a metal partition 40 carrying forwardly projecting' ber. rl`he press board backing 42 presses against the rear of the unexposed films i3 in the exposure chamber, of which but one is shown in the drawing', to hold the outermost 5 film against the overhanging margins 1T of the pack casing 6 and inthe Vlocal plane of exposurewithin'the camera. 'lhe lower portion of partition 40 has a rolled-over edge 4l spaced from the casing to allow sufficient 10 clearance for the passage of a film therebeneath.

rlhe metal partition i0 is ordinarily fixed or immovably held in the casing, as illustrated, by means of the forwardly turned l5 marginal flanges 45, and 46 which bear against the frontof the casing, and the rearwardly projecting flanges el? near the upper corners of the partition et() bearing against the casing, 4thus permitting the exposed iilms to be loosely carried in the storage -chainben The projecting flanges et? are separated from each other by a distance suiicient to allow the passage of a film tab between them but serve aS stops to limit the outward movement of a iilm which is wider than its tab. An upwardly bent strip i8 is supported by the flanges i? parallel with, but separated from the main body of partition i0, and carries a suitable materia-l 49', 'su such as long napped lplush on its inner face to form a light lock, thus preventing` the adinission of undesired light during the manipulation of the film tabs and the insertion ot the writing slate to a position adjacent the lilni. 'l` he upper end of strip i8 has a downwardly turned lip 50 adapted to engage the upper part of the casing 6 as shown in Figs. l0 and l1 to fix the upper part ot the partition 4r() immovably relative to the casing.. so ln" order to hold the upper portion only of a film against the writing tablet without binding` the films throughout their entire areas and thus avoid a consequent liability of scratching or injuring the sensitive surfaces, e5 l form from the metal partition i0 a rearn wardly projecting` spring fingerv 5l so loh cated that when a film has been drawn comn pletely around into the storage chamber its upper portion will be positioned in the 50 rear of the finger. The linger 5l is so adjusted that it will tend to thrust a film rearwardly with suflicient pressure that when the slate is inserted through the light locked opening of the pack behind the last exposed film 52 and its tab 53 but in front of any previously exposed films 54e and their tabs 55 as shown in ligs. l0 and il, the slate will be held -in proper contact with the sensitive. surface of film 52 for printing designationsthereon. y

Since the above described means of applying designations to a film involves changing the construction of the ordinary film pack, l may, if desired, accomplish the same resuits by means of an auxiliary pressure member, not a part of the pack casing but insertible into the light lock, to. secure the necessary contact lbetween film and slate. This member may, as illustrated inFigs. l2 and 16, take the form of a somewhat S-shaped plate 56 of resilient material, such as metal, having a flat surfaceportion 57 adapted to contact with the film tabs and exert pressure thereagainst. Plate 5G has preferably a .strip of plush 5S at its upper portion on the same side as the projection 57 adapted to help in preventing the entrance of iight through the light lock. As shown in lig. l2, the plate 56 has a width substantially equal to the distance between members lll' of the tab slot in the casing, and such a height that when part 57 is opposite the upper marginal portion of thefilm 52 the light lookin@ material 58 is contacting with the lilm tab, and the slide is inserted to its utmost extent into the casing. The height ot the projection 57 is so determined.thatwhen the forwardly projecting' parts 59 and of the f-shaped member 5G contact with the part tion member et() the film 'tabs and the sertion o' the writing 'tablet l@ .mate cont may he had between the i ingr face 2l thereoi3 and. the front ilin For convenience and simplicity ir= n". f

nipulationj .l may substitute a single ber igor the spring late it and t ie tablet J as illustrated in Fig. cordance with this phase ci my inve the writing1 tablet i8., which may struct-ed similarly with any o t e previously descril etn with respect to which is pted be inserted into the i pack, is provided'with a long flexible tion 6l (ll s. i3 and l?) servin a i dle by me sof which pressure applis in the direction of the arrow shown in i 13 and l? tends to rotate the i8 about the light loch-ed upperend of the Casin as a fulcruin` a, d thereby thrust the wb ig surface 2l into contact with the film to be printed upons the resiliency of tie member i8 serving; to, jr ei the writing tace to lie parallel with .ne upper margin of the film. The slate may have an ifi-shaped l nd 62 (Fig. i3)7 the upper portion o' ich serves as a light entrance.v rllie part of the slate adjacent and above the writing; surface 2l is normally bowed with its conrex surface toward the rear of the plate as shown in Fig'. l?, this convexY surface becomingA approximately straight when pressure is ap plied to the upper portionof the tablet in the direction of the arrow to force the writing face against the film.

While writing slates in the forms previously described are applicable for use in the lilm pack, l prefer the forms illustrated parts 26 and 27 may each be made of atranslucent white material and not be covered with the black lacquer' or other such non-actinic material, so that each mav fur-` nish a writing vface .and a light refiecting and diffusing medium opposite the ot-her, as illustrated in Fig. 15.. As shown in Fig. 17, the refiecting surface 24d may be left uncovered when adapedA to Ibe used/in a film pack.

To avoid admission of light through thc light lock around the ends ofthe writing slate, I may form the edges thereof with serrations' 63 so that upon the insertion of the slate into the lock lock past the nap of the plush 49, the nap tends to stand up 1n .the serrated portions 63 between the projections and so form a zig zag line along which the light cannot pass. When desired, light lock material, such as threads or long napped cloth may be placed on the sides or the edges of the slate. As shown in Fig. 17, closely positioned threads 64 may be cemented to the edges of the slate. As illustrated in Fig. 14, the light entrance portion of the writing tablet 18 may be provided with a projecting handle 65 perforated if desired for convenience in handling. If a safety' cap 29 such as shown in Fig. 15 is utilized,

@the admission of light to the film can be easily regulated, although this feature is not wholly essential to 'a satisfactory operation of mymethod. n

Since the designatingmarks are applied at the top of the picture portion of the film, or, as illustrated in Fig. 10, at the lowerpor-- tion of the front unexposed film 453, it will be necessary to blank off a portion of this film in order to have a clear background for the writing, unless a' sufficiently wideportion of the film remains normally unexposed behind the lower margin 17 of the film pack casing, or unless one desires to superimpose the designations on a previously exposed picture portion. To form this blank any suitable means may be provided to lengthen the lower margin 17 of the casing, as, for example, a sticker pasted over the casing before insertion into the pack, or a U-shaped clip of non-aetinic paper 66 located over the lower end of the casing, or, as illustrated, with the rear portion 67 of paper 66 inserted into a slot in the back of the film pack casing. This slot is located between the rear wall of the casing 6 and the flap 67 forming an extension of the bottom of the casing which is inserted in front of the rear wall to form a light tight closure and permit exposed films to be withdrawn from the storage chamber. projecting above the lower margin 17 of the casing should be of such a width as to provide the right amount of unexposed film surface for the printeddesignations.

The manner of carrying on my method involving the use of the construction shown in Figs. 9, 10, and 11 is as follows. If it is desired to place titles on the films, the blanking strip 66 is preferably placed on the lower portion of the pack and the whole inserted into the camera. The usual paper safety cover 68 which is a removable closure for the exposure aperture over the-films is withdrawn to the rear of the fi m holder, but the tab or a projecting portion thereof is not torn off and the first photographic exposure is made, after which the exposed film is moved beneath partition 40 to the storage chamber by pulling out its corresponding tab, the whole of the tab or a projectmg portion thereof, similarly being left attached to the film. The desired designations are written on the slate 18 by means of an ordinary pencil or other suitable medium, and the slate is inserted through the light lock in front" of the safety cover tab, but in rear of the tab of the first film with the writing face toward the front of the pack and-contacting with the sensitive film face and is left there for the desired length of time to print the designations on the film, after which it is withdrawn. Vhen a second photographic exposure has been made and the second film drawn into the storage chamber, the writing tablet should then be similarly inserted with its designating face toward the front of the casing and the film to be printed between the projecting tab of the first film and the projecting tab of the second one. After each printing operation all but one of the previously drawn projecting tabs may be torn ofi', the last one being left. until the next film has been exposed and printed.

The operation of the constructions shown in Figs. 12 and 13 is obvious from above disclosure. In the form shown in Fig. 12 the spring plate 56 is inserted in front of all of the tabs before the printing operation is carried out and maybe left in place during the exposure of the whole pack, the writing slate being inserted in the light locked tap opening. as before mentioned, 'between the tab of the film to be printed and that of the film previously exposed with its surface 21 adjacent the sensitive surface of the film.

In the form' shown in Fig. 13, after the writing slate 18 has been properly inserted in position in the pack the handle portion 61 is immediately pressed rearwardly in the di- The portion of the paper`66 innesca i W rection of the arrow shown in Figs. 13 and 17 to thrust the writing surface forward and make the necessary contact between it and the film until suliicient time has been given tor the printing operation, after which the slate is removed.

llt it is desired to apply designations at the bottom ot the picture as Well as or instead of at the top of the picture, constructions similar to those described in Figs. l to 8 inclusive may be employed, and operated as above set forth. By utilizing my special types of holder or adapter in connection with my film pack construction and method ot operation, one may apply a designation at will either on the top or the bottom ci' a photographic element without utilizing 1the camera body or lens as an aid in the operation.

lltvvill be understood that the usual photographic operations such as developing the latent image, lining, Washing, drying, etc., willbe carried out as desired to make a permanent record et picture and title designations, although such do not torni any part ot my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure .by Letters Patent is l. ln con'ibiiiation with a holder for a photographically sensitive element having marginal exterior walls in `iront ot' and adjacent an element` to be exposed, which deiine an exposure aperture of approximately the size ot" the sensitive area adapted to re- -cord a picture, a member communicating Gti with the exterior of the holder andliaving a translucent portion capable ot bearing designating marks thereon contacting with a sensitive element in said holder, said inemj ber having a light conducting passage for admitting light independently oit the cxposure aperture through said .holder to the translucent .portion of the member to light record such marks on the sensitive element.

2. ln combination with a holder for a plurality of cut photographically sensitive elements, having a light locked opening in one end and exterior walls adjacent the front element defining an exposure aperture substantially the size of the element, a translucent slate capable of bearing" designating marks on a portion thereof and insertible into said opening to admit light therethrough and means to hold said designation bearing portion in contact with a sensitive element, whereby light transmitted through said slate and opening may record the designations on the element. l

8. ln combination with a holder for a. sensitive element having an opening in a wall communicating with said element and a light lock therefor, said opening being substantially as long as the width of the element, a long narrow translucent slate provided on a 'margin adjacent a longer side with a flat writing surface capable ot bearing designating marks thereon, said slate being partially insertible into said opening with its longer sides parallel thereto so that the writing surface may contact with the sensitive element, said slate having a light passage to transmit light uniformly from the opening through the narrow width ot' the slate to the writing surface to record the marks on the element.

Ll. 'Ehe ,combination with a holder having a chamber for the storage of a plurality ot parallel photographically sensitive elements and a light locked opening` communieating with the space adjacent a surface of one of said elements, et a light conducting slate insertible into said opening and having a surface adapted to bear designating marks thereon and means for providing a printing Contact between said surface and a marginal portion only ot the element whereby the markings may be recorded on the margin oit'the element by light admitted through said slate and opening.

5. lin combination with a lilm pack having a plurality oi' cut films provided with manipulating tabs and an opening in the casing tor drawing a lihn from an exposure position to a storage position by means of 'its tab, a light conducting slate capable ot' bearing designating marks thereon positioned in said opening adjacent a lilm and means for providing a printing contact between said slate and said film whereby such marks may be light recorded on the iilm.

6. ln combination 4with a lfilm pack having a jiluralityv 0i cut films provided with manipulating tabs and an opening in the casing for drawing a film from an exposure position to a .storage position by means of its tab, a light conducting slate capable of bearing designating marks thereon positioned in said opening adjacent a film and resilient means in said pack for thrusting a marginal portion of said film and said slate relatively into intimate contact, whereby the markings may be recorded on the film by light transmitted through said slate and opening.'

7. lln a film opening, a partition disposed therein to divide the pack into an exposure chamber adjacent said opening and a storage chamber tor exposed films, in eans for moving an exposed ihn from the exposure chamber to the storage chamber and a spring arm on said partition adapted to resiliently thrust the upper end of a film in the storage chamber toward the rear of the casinv.

8. ln combination with a film pack having `an exposure aperture and alight locked opening adjacent a contained film, a holder having an exposure aperture coinciding with the aperture of the pack, and means lack having Aan exposure ing mark on the top or the bottom of a picture portion of a photographic film.

9. In combination, a package containing a plurality of, parallel photographically sensitive elements, exposure and storage chambers for said elements, a container into Which said package as a Whole may be placed Jfor exposure of the elements, and means for applyinga legend to one end of each element While in storage positionV in the package, and for applying a legend to the opposite end of each element While in vexposure position in the container.

l0. A slate.y for light printing designating marks on a photographically sensitive' element in a holder, comprising a body portion having a translucent surface capable ot bearing designating marks thereon, alight conduct-ing entrance and passage 'to said surface and a reflector on that side of said passage which is opposite the translucent surface, whereby light admitted at the entrance may be transmitted to the surface.

ll. A slate for light printing designating marks on a photographically sensitive element in a holder comprising a light conducting plate having a translucent writing face capable of bearing designating marks thereon, a light diffusing reflector opposit'.` the Writing face and a non-actinic covering on the plate adjacent said face, the plate having an uncoveredlexterior lighty entrance and 'an rior iislucent passage capable or admitting lig it through the interior of the plate the translucent tace.

l2. fi. slate for insertion into the light lock or' a holder and light printing designating marks on a photographically sensitive element therein, comprising a plate having a translucent face capable of bearing designating marks thereon, light conducting entrance and passage to admit light therethrough to 'the translucent tace, and means on said plate 'to limit its movement into said light lock.

i3. A slate for light printing designating marks on photographically sensitive element in holder comprising a translucent plate having an exposed translucent writing surface near its lower margin, a non-actinic covering over thereinaining lower portion o'l1 the plate defining a light conducting passage from the upper uncovered light entrance portion of the plate to the writing surface and a movable non-actinic cap slidable over the upper uncovered portion toclcse said light entrance.

lll. slate for light printing designating on a photographically sensitive element in a holder comprising a thin plate, a beveled face near one margin of the slate and sloping toward said margin, a translucent matte surface on the beveled face capable of bearing designating marks thereon and an interior light passage to the beveled face from a light entrance at another porl tion of the plate.

15. T he method Aoff applying designations to a film in a film pack, comprising a plurality of films Withdrawable from an exposure chamber into a storage chamber by means of a film tab manipulatable through a light locked openinOf While undesirable light is excluded, comprising the steps of. drawing said film by means of its tab from the exposure position into a printing and storage position adjacent said opening and providing a slate with the desired markings, then inserting said slate into the light locked tab opening of the pack immediately in the rear ot the film tab with the Writing surface of the slate facing forwardly in contact With the sensitive surface ot the film to be marked While maintaining the light entrance ol the slate exteriorly of the pack, and admitting printing light to the film through said slate to the film to record the markings thereon. i

16. The method of applying designations on a film in av iilm pack comprising Va pluf rality of films ivithdrawable 'from an exposure position to a storage position by manipulating the film tabs through a tab opening in the pack, comprising the steps of blanking oft1 a portion of the film from exposure, exposing the film to record a photographic subject thereon, pulling the tab of the exposed film and drawing thc latter from its exposure position to the space adjacent the tab opening, inserting a light conducting marked slate into the opening in the rear of the tab with the markings on the slate contacting with the film, admitting light to the film and markings through said slate and opening' and thereby recording the markings on the iilin, tearing oft all but a small projecting portion of the tab of the exposed and marked hlm, leaving this por- A tion until the next iilm has been marked and repeating the steps as desired with the other films. i

ln witness .vhereoic l atlix my signature this 12th day or' August, 1916, in the presence of two Witnesses.

GEO. J. HOOD.

*Witnesses z le C. BAKER, lot'. A. Roi-inne.

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